>Telenor was awarded a license in November to develop a UMTS network in Norway.
>Telenor was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock Market in New York on December 4. The Telenor share was priced at NOK 42.00 for the company's stock exchange introduction, which valued the company, including the capital increase, at NOK 74 billion.
>Telenor notified British Telecom on December 30, that it would exercise its option to sell Telenor's 10 % stake in VIAG Interkom. This transaction was carried out in January 2001.